Overview

• Officers were alerted Monday evening to a snake slithering across a supermarket parking lot in the Johannisthal district.
• Berlin firefighters joined police in securing the reptile and containing it in a large cardboard box.
• The police published a photograph of the snake in custody to assure residents of its safe handling.
• The animal remains under police care until its scheduled transfer to a licensed terrarium specialist on Tuesday.
• The operation follows Germany’s established multi-agency protocols for managing unexpected urban wildlife encounters.